Known as the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah, King of Kings and Elect of God, Emperor Haile Selassie ruled Ethiopia nearly forty years. Haile Selassie was born as Tafari Makonnen in 1892 from the father of Ras Makonnen the Governor of Harar and from his mother Yeshimebet Ali in Ejersa Goro of the eastern region of Ethiopia. Haile Selassie was known for his effort to modernize his country and his ambition of transferring the monarch system to modern political system. Haile Selassie is also known
In response to address issue of health information system and to enhance health related information for decision making, the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005 launched Health Metric Network. The metric has two focuses to strengthen health system in developing countries; one is to improve the entire health information and statistical system, the second is to concentrate efforts on strengthening country leadership for health information production and use. To meet the above main focuses, the
to the Emperor taking a pilgrimage to churches in one of the holiest cities in Ethiopia, despite the substantial risk of him getting captured before making it back to his home in Addis Ababa. Many Ethiopian officials relocated to a southern Ethiopian town named Gore after the council agreed that the capital, Addis Ababa couldn't be properly protected and fortified in time. All members of the imperial royal family excluding Selassie himself relocated to Jerusalem directly from Djibouti while council
1.1. Introduction Transport represents one of the most important human activities worldwide. It is an indispensable component of the economy and plays a major role in spatial relations between locations. Transport creates valuable links between regions and economic activities, between people and the rest of the world. Transport is a multi-dimensional activity whose importance is historical, social, environmental, political, and economical. (Rodrigueetal, 2006). Transport can be classified as land
{11} During my first night in the station, I was taken to an interrogation room by three agents. In the room, I was seated and handcuffed, and then interrogated and questioned about which Oromo party I support. “ I know nothing and I have no connection or any involvement with any party in the country . I am a peaceful civilian and a national team Boxer.” , was my response. {12} The officer standing in front of me slapped me on my face and asked me to tell them the truth. Once again I told them
The African Union (AU) was created in May 2001 in Addis Ababa and was unveiled in July 2002 in South Africa by the former president Thabo Mbeki. The profession of the African Union (AU) is to make crucial assessments regarding the African continent. The decision making body is known as the “Assembly of the African Union” with its head of states or government meeting annually to discuss matters affecting Africa. The conversion of the Organization of African Unions (OAU) to the African Union (AU) is
The human factor is a major cause behind traffic accidents (Åberg, 2001 ) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Driving practice, for example, driving in a high speed increases the fatality risk of a traffic accident (Garvill, Marell, & Westin, 2003). Traffic safety experts argues that fast drivers may not get the time to respond to unpredictable driving emergencies that would escalate the probabilities of traffic crashes (Farmer, Retting, & Lund, 1999). The number of road traffic accidents increase by 46% when
Economic Relations, 1-10. WHO. (2013, November 23). Hazardous Child Labor. Retrieved from World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/occupational_health/topics/childlabour/en/ Woldegiorgis, G. M. (2010). Study on Child Labour in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission .
subject a few have attempted to study the causes and consequences of urban-ward migration such as Shack (1973) in Addis Ababa, Mullenbach (1976) in Akaki Beseka, Bjeren (1985) in Shashemene, Kebede (1991) in Nazareth, Berhane (1993) in Awassa, Birru (1997) in Arbaminch, Gashaw (2002) in Kombolcha etc. “some of these studies are from the anthropological point of view and concentrated on Addis Ababa and the nearby towns”. The 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia:
During the age of imperialism, a group of western counties succeeded in conquering much of the globe. In 1884 those countries turned their sites on Africa during the Berlin conference, and by the end of the nineteenth century Africa was dominated almost entirely by the colonial powers. There was, however, one country that was able to resist the land hungry powers, and remain independent, and that was Ethiopia. During 1896, they were able to successfully fend off an Italian attack at the battle
Slavery predates writing and can be found in almost all cultures and continents. Historically, slavery was the form that most conquistadors used to dominate people years ago. The conquistadors sold and kidnapped humans to do the physical work for them. In Africa where the human tread persist in this days, Sudan has been facing the slavery problem since twenty century. Most slaves were initially captured in wars or kidnapped in isolated raids, but some were sold into slavery trade by their parents
Eritrea and South Sudan Post-Secession: Challenges, Prospects and Successes 1. Introduction Secessionist rebel movements ravaged African states in the 1980s and 1990s. Most of the secessionist movements grew out of the divide and rule system of the colonial era. Eritrea and South Sudan have been colonized, but the secessionist movements further grew out of ‘sustained grievances’ over the violation of human rights, unequal distribution of political power, and marginalization from social and economic
dedication to collective security and world peace. As a means of promoting African Unity and brotherhood, Emperor Haile Selassie provided scholarships to students in various African countries to be educated at Haile Selassie I University, now known as Addis Ababa
history, friends. In Dinaw Mengestu’s “Home at Last” and Lorraine Ali’s “Do I Look Like Public Enemy Number One?” we see two very different methods of adapting to the big move to the United States. Dinaw’s family is very tied to their home back in Addis Ababa, Ethipoia, making the move punishing. Meanwhile, Lorraine is a child of an Arabic father and white mother. Her family lives in the United States as well, but with visits to family in Middle East. “Home” can have very different meanings, based on
During the early 20th century emerged a time of vast political conflict throughout Europe; due to the extreme support of Fascist ideals, returned great hardship and recession for the Italian population. Fascist Voices by Christopher Duggan is not simply just a dense twenty-year history of Italy, though also a rather up-close look on how Italians felt under the fascist regime of Mussolini. To many modern Italians, the man known as Il Duce, or Benito Mussolini was a hated totalitarian tyrant responsible
4.1.6 Relative Humidity Data Analysis Relative humidity is the relative measure of the extent of moisture in the air to the amount required to saturate the air at the identical temperature. The relative humidity of the air is mostly contingent on temperature and rain fall. According to Shaw, 1985, relative humidity is the relative measure of the amount of moisture in the air to the amount needed to saturate the air at the same temperature ed/ea represents as a percentage.
the country towards Arabization and Islamicization. These actions angered the predominantly Christian and animist South. Later, in 1971, a communist party rebelled and tried to overthrow Jaafar Numeiri, who came to rule after a military coup. The Addis Ababa Peace Agreement of 1972 between the Sudan government and the Southern Sudan Liberation Movement ended the First Civil War. When President Gaafar Nimeiry violated the agreement by seizing valuable oil fields, the Second Civil War broke out in 1983
War is calamitous, war is corrosive, and war has eradicated the strongest of states. Empires have been defeated by war, ancient civilizations have been destroyed and dissipated, yet, war has remained a weapon of political propaganda for centuries. War has “[...] kill[ed] people, destroy[ed] resources, retard[ed] economic development, ruin[ed] environments, spread disease[s], expand[ed] governments, militarize[d] societies, reshape[d] cultures, disrupt[ed] families, and traumatize[d] people.” (Levy
experience or who are newly graduate mostly leave the country in better condition abroad. In addition, there is no health benefit or health insurance system in the country and a lot of people have to pay out of pocket. In the urban cities like Addis Ababa, where there is private clinics, they have to pay a lot of money to get quality care. Because most of people are poor or low income; they are usually unable to afford to pay to get quality care and they turn to using traditional healing method and
Global Poverty and Inequality Poverty Extreme poverty persists in developing countries. Major explanations for poverty include a low level of production and GDP per capita and high inequality within poor nations (Perkins). Poverty disproportionately affects different regions and demographics within countries. While extreme poverty is shrinking worldwide, it is still prevalent in Africa. Moreover, the global poor tend to be rural, young, and poorly educated (WB REPORT). People in rural areas tend